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author | Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> | 2022-01-05 22:46:50 +0100 |
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committer | Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> | 2022-01-05 22:46:50 +0100 |
commit | 25ae2a3c0a8f20098181e20d55a61c0c42559ee9 (patch) | |
tree | 8d1f419a67784bc4c9771ed04a9289dae1986b5f /user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst | |
parent | b8ad8411998b028f829db4231b3ef1db0eef8813 (diff) |
[ci skip] Suggest random_bytes() over random_string() (fix #3432)
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst index 6dabc60d3..f08f56b0b 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst @@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ The following functions are available: :rtype: string Generates a random string based on the type and length you specify. - Useful for creating passwords or generating random hashes. The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter specifies the length. The following choices are available: @@ -53,6 +52,10 @@ The following functions are available: echo random_string('alnum', 16); + .. note:: Usage of this function is NOT suitable for password generation + or other security-sensitive purposes. Please use + `random_bytes() <https://secure.php.net/random_bytes>`_ instead. + .. note:: Usage of the *unique* and *encrypt* types is DEPRECATED. They are just aliases for *md5* and *sha1* respectively. |